Trump Says He Could Move to Israel and Seek Prime Minister Role if U.S. Support Declines
The former president also announced plans to cut $3.8 billion in annual military aid during a Fox News interview, officials said.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump told Fox & Friends he would move to Israel and become prime minister if Americans "get tired" of him, while falsely claiming a 99% approval rating in the nation.
- Israel's Basic Law: The Government requires the prime minister to be a Knesset member, an Israeli citizen, and a resident; Trump is not an Israeli citizen and would need permanent residency and years of residence to qualify.
- Recent polling from the Jewish People Policy Institute contradicts Trump's claims, showing only 10% of Israelis expressed having a "great deal of confidence" in Trump regarding U.S.-Israeli relations, while 45% reported having no trust in him at all.
- During that same interview, Trump announced U.S. military aid to Israel, amounting to approximately $4 billion annually, would end at year's close, claiming the Jewish state does not "need it" to maintain security.
- Following midterm elections, Democrats seized control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, a shift that complicates the future of U.S.-Israeli diplomatic and strategic relations under the incoming Congress.
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The results of the mid-term United States elections revealed a widening circle of disagreement over the relationship with Israel within the Republican and Democratic parties, in a political transformation fuelled by the repercussions of the war on the Gaza Strip and the settlement expansion in the West Bank, along with the war waged by the United States and Israel against Iran, amid rising voices calling for a rethinking of American military and…
Israel is preparing for possible changes in Washington's relationship after the Democrats' landslide victory in the US midterm elections and the Democratic takeover of both houses of Congress. The relationship with Israel was a prominent campaign issue.
American historian Victor Davis Hanson foresees a scenario in which the American government even views Israel as an enemy.
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